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I'm artist Dee Sanchez and I live and work in Alameda, New Mexico - the land of blue skies, red hills, and three unique cultures.
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Friday, June 05, 2015

last garden walk through

YESTERDAY'S GARDEN

Yesterday I toured the last garden in Corrales.

I am actually painting at this one, so I took a little

extra time to look at spaces and shady spots to see where I might

fit in and stay out of the line of tour foot traffic.

This is a view of the Corrales graveyard.

I think it's beautiful and serene.

Beautiful potted flowers.

A sweet little birdbath surrounded by flowers

Here is their exposed adobe wall that looks toward the Sandia mountains.

A person escaping from the ground.

A garden gnome escaping from the ground.

Cool sculputal lizard gate.

Not sure what these are but they reminded me of wildflower fields.

Guardian of the garden.

Maybe Jupiter's Beard?

Behind the wall, there are lovely clumps of sage.

Another view of flowers in the rock garden.

I always love flowers against a grey background.

Not sure what these are.

They kind of look like snapdragons.

I really want to paint this scene but it is next to a sidewalk

and right in the line of traffic flow.

I'll have to see when I get there in the morning.

Awesome "tree" gate

Sun sculpture

The only negative about this garden is there are no trees for shade.

Not one.

I will have to definitely bring my umbrella!

Of course, I had to take a couple of photos of Corrales while I was there.

Meandering acequia

Just grass and trees but I want to make a painting of this.

Blue gate at the Corrales Winery.

I wanted to paint this last fall during a group paint out,

but never got the chance. I will try it soon.

Vineyards at the Corrales Winery.

Okay, these are not at one of the gardens or even in Corrales.

These beautiful cactus are just around the corner in my neighborhood.

I drive by these all the time, and I bet most people never even notice them.

Since I usually always carry a "real" camera around with me

(I dislike using my iphone camera),

I am always on the lookout for unseen things that might be beautiful.

This is a almost full-blooming cholla cactus.

A regular old prickly pear cactus.

It is beautiful in the midday Albuquerque sun.

Well - a couple of things...

Tonight is the opening of Sumner and Dene's GARDEN SHOW!

I am an invited Guest Artist and will be at the opening reception from 5-8pm.

Please join us and come on out and view all of the paintings.

It's going to be spectacular!

This Sunday, I will be painting at the Corrales Garden Tour.Tickets are $10 and the tour is from 9am - 4pmCome and watch us paint!

4 comments:

I love the stone wall with the "barred" window in it. It's looks old but may not be.

The local garden club here is having their annual garden tour late this month and my garden is on it. We will also be having an artist in each of the gardens painting on one of the tour days. Wish the artist for my garden could be you.

The sixth garden seems so perfect for you Dee. Your paintings of NM, desert flowers and sculptural pieces are just outstanding. I cannot wait to see your paintings from this garden.

I saw the Sumner Dene show yesterday evening and you were the STAR. Your body of work there just screamed: "look at me, look at my color brilliance, the thick paint, and my creator's consistent view of NM." I loved this for you and know your art will fly out the door to your many collectors and just keep talking to the new owners.